cullud wattah

Written by Erika Dickerson-Despenza

February 10-March 31

Lester and Sue Smith Stage

Tickets from $30

Overview

IN THIS FAMILY, SOME THINGS CAN'T BE BOTTLED

After appearing at The Public to widespread acclaim, this gorgeous, emotional play makes one of its first appearances outside of New York at Stages. Winner of the 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, cullud wattah follows three generations of Black women living through the current water crisis in Flint, Michigan. It’s been 936 days since Flint has had clean water. Marion, a third-generation General Motors employee, is consumed by layoffs at the engine plant.

When her sister, Ainee, seeks justice and restitution for lead poisoning, her plan reveals the toxic entanglements between the city and its most powerful industry, forcing their family to confront the past-present-future cost of survival. As lead seeps into their home and their bodies, corrosive memories and secrets rise among them. Will this family ever be able to filter out the truth?

Details

Performance Times

Wednesday - Thursday, 7:00pm
Friday, 7:30pm
Saturday, 7:30pm and 2:00pm
Sunday, 2:00pm

2 HOURS 20 MINUTES WITH INTERMISSION

Cast

Aryana Green

plum
Reyna Janelle

ainee
Tyne Jeanae

reesee
Jessica Jaye*

marion
Brenda "Bebe" Wilson

big ma

Credits

Playwright
Erika Dickerson-Despenza
Director
Rachel Dickson
Scenic Designer
Stefän Azizi
Costume Designer
Ramaj Jamar
Lighting Designer
Janessa Harris
Sound Designer
Ricjuane Jenkins
Wig Stylist
Krystal Uchem
Makeup and Special Effects Consultant
Katie McKinney
Video Designer
Adrian Washington
Poetry and Language Advisor
Jasminne Mendez
Properties Designer
Jodi Bobrovsky
Intimacy Coordinator
Avery Vonn Kenyatta
Movement Coordinator
Ardencie Hall-Karambe
Yoruba and Ifa Advisor
Tené A. Carter / Iyanifa Ifatoke Sangoyemi Omibimileke Fayemi Adesanya Awoyade Akanbi
Dramaturg
Dr. Daintee Glover Jones-Clark
Assistant Director
Amber D. Gray
Stage Manager
Trinity A. Nobles